READINGS:

If you haven't done so in previous courses, go to this AASL page - http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/ divs/aasl/ guidelinesandstandards/ learningstandards/standards. cfm and download/read the new AASL standards for the 21st Century Learner.
Take a look at this pathfinder put together by the AASL:http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=19171
Read the "Foreword" by Joyce Valenza and Chapter 1 of Choosing Web 2.0 Tools for Learning and Teaching in a Digital World (Berger/Trexler). If books is not available at the bookstore, you can order it from amazon.com.
Please go to the Unquiet Librarian blog and read the post, What Library 2.0 Means to Me As a graduate library student and future school media specialist, how would you respond to her article? (keeping in mind the "Foreword" and Chapter 1 of our course book as well).Write a response (1-2 paragraphs) in Word or other document and email it to me as an attachment by July 3rd. In the subject line put: 629 What Library 2.0 Means to Me.
Look at the image below. It is sure to raise questions in your mind; it should make you wonder. Go to our virtual corkboard and post a sticky note with your name and 3 questions or thoughts that you have. Be careful not to delete anyone else's sticky note!

The Heart of Teaching and Learning Into the Future April 25th, 2011 , David Lankes

Other Pre-Course Requirements:

**Students are also required to:

Set up a gmail account prior to the first day of class and email me your gmail address one week prior to the start of the course.
Set up an account on wikispaces go to:http://www.wikispaces.com/user/join
Set up an account on de.li.ci.ous. Go to:https://secure.delicious.com/register to create your account
Set up an account on Twitter. Go to: http://twitter.com/
Bring a set of headphones with microphone to class EVERYDAY and a digital camera (including peripherals for downloading images from your camera to the computer).
TAKE THE SURVEY ON THE HOMEPAGE OF THIS WIKI by July 3rd.

**If you already have accounts you do not have to set up a different account unless you want to.